Are any Hoovers MAade in the USA anymore?

[ohio_tuec]

"Peoples' expectations of appliances are much less than they were decades ago."

Because, except for a handful of manufacturers everything today is made of poor quality. Appliances, automobiles, electronics and everything else is made to be disposable, and I for one think it's disgraceful. We live in a throw-away society and "sheeple" just go along with it. This is all thanks to the China free trade agreement.
It's kind of ironic that just before the TTI takeover, Hoover revived one of their best machines - the Constellation. It was wonderful to see a metal machine again. With TTI at the helm, I can foresee plastic bagless crap for years to come....

 

[scvacuumguy]

Couldn't agree with you more Karl! When you combine instant gratification, big box stores, low customer service and consumers with low expectations- this is what you get.

If I had $5 for every customer who says, "We just buy a new vacuum every year or so after this one dies" ...

I do feel there will be a shift in the next 10-15 years back to locally owned businesses selling decent products. Many people want to go "green" and one of our sales techniques capitalizes on that idea. Buying bad vacuum cleaners is a danger to the environment and increases useless landfill waste.

The only inexpensive TTI Product we carry is the T Series bagless and that is at the $89-99 price point. We sell very few of them as we generally use it as an entry level machine to gain a customer. My theory is if a customer walks because they cannot afford a more expensive vacuum, then we have lost that customer for life.

Many companies such as Bissell have designed vacuums for big box stores- bright graphics and colors, novelty attachments that are relatively useless (fold down pet hair felt strips) are among some of the things that you see on display at these stores. There are stickers describing features, etc in a way that the general consumer can walk up to the machine in Wal Mart and read for themselves "why" they should purchase a vacuum. If you look at the progression of machines in the 80's-90's you notice more and more stickers on the machines describing their features. This goes right along with the lack of customer service provided by these big box stores.

 

[ohio_tuec]

It really IS a shame what has happened over the last 20-25 years. The vacuum cleaner industry wants you to believe bagless is better. What most people don't realize is when they purchase a cheapie bagless (i.e. Dirt Devil) these vacuums have filters that have to be replaced every six months or year. At $40. a clip, nobody replaces them (they were too cheap to buy bags in the first place) which causes the motor to choke on dust and burn out in a relatively short period of time. That, plus the bulk majority of the new cleaners have 12-amp "gas guzzler motors." Back in the '80's, Hoover's Concept was a powerhouse that drew only 5.6 amps! From its inception, Dirt Devil was always kind of a throw-away machine, I just feel that TTI is gonna make Hoover the same way.

 

[sireluxomatic]

...last one left...

Aerus vacuums are still made in the States, aren't they?

 

[director12]

Yeah, they still are.